Origins of the Penna surname

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    OrkneyShetlandHighlandsWestern IslesGrampianTaysideCentralStrathclydeFifeLothianBordersDumfriesNorth East 19North West 1Isle of ManYorkshire 14East Midlands 1West Midlands 1East 2London 39South East 14South West 137South WalesMid WalesWest WalesNorth WalesRepublic of IrelandNorthern Ireland

    In 1921, most Pennas lived in south-west

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    530 Penna Travel & migration records
    1,900 Pennas found in all Census records

    Interesting facts about Penna

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    What are the most common Penna first names?

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    Common jobs for Pennas

    Men and women often performed different types of jobs, so these are displayed by gender to maintain their historical accuracy.

    Commmon female occupations for Pennas in 1921

    Dressmaker

    12

    Domestic Servant

    9

    Servant

    6

    Farmer

    5

    General Servant

    4

    Commmon male occupations for Pennas in 1921

    Farmer

    28

    Tin Miner

    18

    General Labourer

    11

    Miner Lead

    11

    Coal Miner

    9

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